I am hoping for a normal storm. It is good to hear them downgrading the storm on the weatherchannel but other online hurricane watchers have them expecting a much smaller hurricane when it lands. All of them say by the time it gets to central MS it will be a normal storm. Are hurricanes truly normal? I have my hand quilting to work on so I'm ready. Lots of water on hand, too, so I'm set. Oh, and cookies. Must have cookies when hurricanes hit.